Slicer



F. H. MILLER SLICER Filed July 27', 1927 5 INVENTOR H N m H A PatentedOct. 14, 1930 PATENT OFFICE UNITED STATES FREDERICK H. MILLER,

0F PORTLAND, OREGON SLICER Application filed July 27,

- that different sizes of cuts may be madeand whereby the vertical cutsslightly lead the main horizontal or cross slice cut;

.In its more detailed nature the invention seeks to provide anattachmentremovably mountable upon an ordinary table knife, havingprovisions thereon to provide the plurality of vertical slicesnecessary, and so positioned 'uponthe knife as to cause the cutting edgeof the latter to form the main horizontal or slice cut, the cooperativerelation of the table knife blade and the'vertical slice cuttingelements being such that the latter are removtachment frame per se.

able from the attachment only when the table knife is dismounted, saidknife serving to hold the said elements in place when the attachment ismounted for use.

. With the above and other objects in view that will hereinafterappearthe invention 1 still further resides in the novel details ofFigure 4 is a perspective view of the at- Figure 5 is a vertical crosssection taken --on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic edge view illus- 'trating avertical bladesunit embodying a modified spacing of the blades to adapt the 1927.Serial No. 208,838.

same for cutting larger sizes of potato strips. In the drawing in whichlike numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1is the blade and 2 the handle of an ordinary table knife upon which theattachment constituting the principal part of my present invention isshown mounted.

The attachment comprises a frame body 3 having end extensions 4:equipped with registering grooveways 5 to receive the knife blade 1.

The advance edges of the frame are bent to form retaining flanges 6which, together with the cut and bent flange 7, form a pocket in theframe to snugly receive the vertical blades carrying block or unit 8 inwhich the vertical blades 9 are embedded and from which they project inparallel spaced relation as is clearly illustratedin Figures 2 and 3 ofthe drawing. The blades 9 are formed of very thin steel and tofacilitate their cutting action they may have their advance cuttingedges beveled, as at 10, see Figures 3 and 5.

NVhen the attachment is mounted in the manner illustrated in Figures 1and 2 of the drawing the blades 9 project down substan-. tially inengagement with the cutting edge 11 of the knife blade 1. It will alsobe observed that the vertical blades unit receiving pocket of the frameis slightly off-set from the ad- Vance edges of the extensions 4 so thatthe advance edges of the blades 9 are slightly in advance of the cuttingedge 11 of the blade 1. Thus the action of the blades 9 will slightlyprecede the action of the blade 1 so that the vertical cuts will be madeand the piece of vegetable separated thereby severed from the vlegetablebody to form the desiredstrips or s ices.

The unit 8 may be made of lead to facilitate the molding thereof and theembedding of the blades 9'therein. By thus forming the body 8 weightisalso provided in the attachment such as will facilitate the operationthereof for its intended purpose.

By providing the removable and replaceable units8 several of such unitsmay be interchangeably used with a single attachment if desired, theblades 9 of the various the same, thereby units being spaced varieddistances apart to provide various Widths of potato slices for use inshoestrings, julienne or French fries. It will also be observed that byreason of the cor'elative position of the unit 8 and theknife blade 1the said unit will be held to position by that blade when the attachmentis mounted for use, itbein only necessary to withdraw the blade from theguides to render possible the quick removal of the blades carrying unit8. I

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing,

it is thought that the novel. details of construction, the manner of useand the advantages of my inventionwill be readily apparentto thoseskilled in the art to which it relates.

i if desired the blade carrying block 9 may be made of wood and theblades pressed into making the individual blades replaceable.Furthermore the implement may be used for cuttingother'veg- 'etablesthan potatoes as will be evident to those skilled inthe art andinstead'of using an ordinary table knife 1 other types of knives may beused, if desired.

/Vhat I claim is z In a device of the character described, thecombination of aknife having a cutting blade, a frame body removablymountable on the knife blade, and a blades carrying unit removably andreplaceably mounted in the frame body and having a'plurality of spacedbladesadapted to cooperate with the knife blade, said unit and knifeblade being so corelatively positioned that the knife blade holds thesaid unit to against removal.

2. Ina device of the character described, the combination of a knifehaving a cutting blade, a frame body removably mountable on the knifeblade, and a blades carrying'unit removably and replaceably mounted-inthe frame body and having a plurality of spaced blades adapted tocooperate with the "knife blade, said unit and knife blade being socorelatively positioned that the action of the unit blades precedes theaction ofthe knife blade,,and wherebythe saidknife blade holds the saidunit to position -in the frame against inadvertent removal.

3. 'A culinary. attachment mountable upon a table knife to adapt thesame for cutting position in the frame shoestring potatoes and the likecomprising a hollow frame, end extensions pro ecting from the frame andhaving registering grooveways to receive a table knife blade, andvertical blades equipped unit mounted in theframe with its bladespresented toward the knife'blade when theattachmentis mounted for use. r

fl. A-culinary-' attachment mountable upon a tab'le knife to adapt thesame for cutting shoestring potatoes and the like comprising a hollowframe, end'extensions projecting from the frame and having registeringgrooveways to receive a table knife blade, and a vertical bladesequipped unit mounted in the frame with its blades presented toward theknife blade when the attachment is mounted for use, saidframe having ablades unit receiving, socket to snugly receive the in the frame withits blades presented toward the knife blade when theattachment vismounted for use, said blades unit comprising a molded lead body inwhichthe blades are embedded and having the quality of space mountingthe blades and imparting weight to the attachment tofacilitate its use.

6. An attachmentfora ha'nd knife comprising a box-like frame, means toremovably mount the frame on a hand knife blade, and a plurality ofspaced blades housed within the frame in position to cooperate with theknife edgeof a knife on which the attach ment is mounted forjthe purposedescribedj 7. An attachment for a hand knife'comprising a frame, meansto removably mount the frame on a hand knife blade, a blades carryingunit removably and replaceably .mounted in the frame and having aplurality ofspacedblades adapted to cooperate with the knife blade forthe purposes specified.

8. An attachment for a hand knife comprising a frame,.means to removablymount the frame on a hand knife blade, a blades carrying unit removablyand replaceably mounted in theframe and having a plurality of spacedblades adapted to cooperate with the knife blade, saidunit blades beingpositioned to overlie or project in advance of the cutting edge oftheknife blade.

9. An attachment for a knife blade comprising a pair of collars adaptedto be in serted on a knife,- side vpieces extending from said collars, aguard carried between said side pieces, aplate disposed between saidside pieces, and a blade extending upwards from said plate; I

10. An attachment for a knife blade, comprising a pair of collarsadapted to beinserted on a knife, a plate disposed between said collars,and a blade extending upwards from said plate. 7

FREDERICK H. MILLER.

